Hay-loader



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M.K.BARR 0N.

HAY LOADER.

No. 465,052. Patented Dec, 15,1891.

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M. K. BARRON.

HAY LOADER.

No. 465,052. Patented Dec. 15,1891. si f- (No Model.) a sheets-sheet s.

M. K.I BARRON. HAY LOADER.

No. 465,052. 4 Patented Deo. 15, 1891.`

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

MILES K. BARRON, OF CANTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO IV. W. WHITE, OF FOREST CITY, ILLINOIS.

HAY-LOADER` SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,052, dated December 15, 1891. Application filed January 19, 1391. Serial No. 378,302. (No model.)

T all whom it may colwcrm Pivotally mounted upon the shaft-7 are the Be it known thatI, MILES K. BARRON, acitiside pieces 11 of a forwardly and downwardly zen of the United States, residing at Canton, extending frame 12. At the out-er end of the 55 in the county of Fulton and State of Illinois, frame 12 is journaled a shaft13. An endless have invented a new and useful Hay-Loader, carrier 14 is mounted upon drums 15|upon of which the following is a specification. the Shafts 7 and 13. The said endless carrier This invention relates to that class of hayis composed of iiexible bands 16, mounted loaders which are used for gathering the hay upon the drums and connected by trans- 6o in the eld and loading it onto wagons; and verse slats 17, which are preferably provided 1o it has for its object to provide a device of with outwardly-extending prongs or tines 18. this class which shall be simple in construc- Pivotally secured to the outer sides of the tion, durable, and effective in operation. side pieces 11 are a pair of curved forwardly- Vith these ends in view the invention con' extending arms 19, the rear ends ot which 65 sists in the improved construction, eombinaare extended downwardly and connected by 15 tion, and arrangement of parts which will be means of across-piece 20, which extends transhereinafter described, and particularly point versely under the frame 12. Suitably secured ed out in the claims. to the cross-bar 2O are the rake-teeth 21.. Each In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 of the latter is composed of a lower straight 7o is a plan view ot' a loader constructed in acportion 22, converging at its front end with a 2O cordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is aside rearwardly and upwardly curved tooth 23, elevation of the same.' Fig. 3 is'a vertical which joins the lower horizontal portion at sectional view taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1. the point 24., which is normally in a horizontal Fig. e is a vertical sectional view on the line position. The lower horizontal portion 22 of 75 et Ll, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail 'each tooth may be connected with the cross- 25 viewofaportion of the pivoted inclined frame bar 2O in any suitable manner. Preferably, carrying the rake-teeth and the endless carhowever, the said cross-bar is provided with rier or elevator. Fig. 6 is a perspective dehorizontal perforations 25 forthe passage of tail view of one ot' the rake-teeth detached. the horizontal portions of the rake-teeth. Of So Fig. 7 is a detail view of the upper end of the latter any desired number may be emthe adjustable frame having the elevating ployed, and the upper portions or bodies of carrier and the curved elastic guides. the said teeth are extended upwardly and Like numerals of reference indicate like rearwardly a suitable distance in rear of the parts in all the iigures of the drawings. upper shaft 7, supporting the endless carrier 8 5 The frame of the machine, which is desigot the frame 12. nated by 1, is provided with boxes orbear- 26`designatesarock-shatt, whichis mounted ings 2 for the shaft or axle 3,' carrying the transversely in suitable bearings upon the transporting-wheels et, which are preferably frame 1 near the front end of the latter. Said connected with said axle by means of clutches rockshaft is provided with radial arms 27, 9o' 5, forcing the axle to revolve with the transwhich are connected pivotally with the front porting-wheels when the machine is traveling ends of the curved arms 19, supporting the in a forward direction and to remain stacross-bar 20, in which the rake-teethvare tionary when the machine is being backed. mounted. The rock-shaft 26 is also provided The clutches 5 may be of any ordinary wellat one end with an arm 2S, which is connect-ed 9 5 known construction. by a link or rod 29 with a lever SO, which is The frame 1, which is preferably rectangusuitably pivoted to the frame and which is lar in form and which may be almost square, provided with a suitable latch 31, adapted to supports in front of the axle boxes or bearengage any one of a series ot notches or reings 6 for a shaft 7, which is provided at one cesses in a segmental bracket 33,.which is roo end with a pinion S, meshing with the spursecured to the trame. The latter has a supwheel 9 upon the axle of the machine. The port 311 for the drivers. seat 35, which is loopposite end of the shaft 7 carries a bevelcated within reach of the operating-lever 30. gear 10. The main frame 1 of thel machine in rear of the axle 2 supports a horizontal frame 36. at the ends of which are journaled shafts 37 and 38, having drums or rollers which support anendless carrier 39.- The shaft 37 is provided at its front end with a bevel gear or pinion 40, meshing with the bevel-gear 10 upon one end of the shaft 7.

41 designates a supplemental frame, which is mounted pivotally upon the shaft 37 and which is provided at its lower and upper ends with shafts 42 and 43, having drums or rollers which support an endless carrier 44. The lower shaft 42 is provided with a sprocket-wheel 45, connected bya chain 46 with a sprocket-wheel 47 upon the rear end of the shaft 37, from which motion is thus transmitted to the endless carrier 44. The slats of the latter are preferably provided with upwardly or outwardly extending teeth or prongs 48. The frames 36 and 41, supporting the endless carrier 39 and 44, are provided in the usual manner with bottom boards 49 to support the hay which is to be loaded.

The frame 36 is provided at one end, directly above the shaft 3S, with uprights 50, having bearings near their upper ends for a shaft 51, provided at its front end with an operating-crank 52. Said shaft is also provided with a ratchet-wheel 53, engaged by a pawl 54, which is pivoted to the front upright- 50. The crankshaft 51 is provided with winding-drums 55, to which are attached the lower ends of ropes, chains, or other flexible connections 56, the upper ends of which are suitably attached to the sides of the elevatorframe 41. The latter, as will thus be seen, may be adjusted to and retained in any desired position for operation by sim pl y mani pulating the shaft or windlass 51.

The frame 41 of the elevating-carrier is provided at its sides with blocks 57, supporting the cross-bar 58, from whichl flexible arms 59 are extended in an .upward direction nearly to the top of the frame. These arms will in operation bear against the hay which is being elevated and serve to prevent the same from being blown up or dropped. The frame 41 is provided on its under side,near its upper end, with a cross-bar 60, having curved elastic or spring guides 61, between which the teeth or prongs 48 pass vover and whose free ends the lslats of -the carrier 44 slide. The rounded portions of these guides serve to pass the hay from the carrier transversely across the upper end of this carrier and cause it to fall properly to the ground or into the Wagon being loaded and prevent it from being entangled with and carried back by the endless carrier.

Suitably secured to the front cross-bar of the main frame 1 is a forwardly-extending arm or brace 62, to the front end of which is pivotally connected an axle 63, having the transporting and guiding Wheels 64, and to which the draft is to be hitched in the usual manner.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection wit-l1 the drawings hereto annexed, the operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. When the machine passes over the field, the hay will be gathered by the action of the rake-teeth, over which it is elevated by the endless carrier 14 and deposited upon the endless carrier 39 of the frame 36. The latter carries the hay to the upwardly-extending inclined frame 4l, where it is caught by the endless carrier 44, elevated, and eventually deposited in the wagon, which is driven alongside of and parallelto the loading apparatus. The elevatingframe 41 may be adjusted to any desired position to suit the operator. The frame 12, in which the endless carrier 14 is mounted, may be likewise adjusted. The said frame 12 is adjusted by means of the hand-lever 30, and the latter, as will be observed, likewise controls the cross-bar 20, in which the rake-teeth are mounted, thus enablingthe latter to be adjusted at an y desired distance above the drum. For transportation the rake-teeth and the frame 12 may be suitably elevated, as will be readily understood.

I have in the foregoing described what I consider to be the preferred construction of my invention; but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the right to any changes and modifications which may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a machine of the class described, themounted pivotally upon said shaft and sup.

porting an endless carrier deriving motion from the latter, a horizontal endless carrier arranged in rear of`the pivoted frame and operating laterally to the latter, and an inclined adjustable frame supporting an endless conveyeror elevator, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a machine of the class'described, the combination of an inclined pivoted frame having an endless carrier, the curved arms pivoted to the sides of said frame, a cross-bar connecting the lower ends of said curved arms, and the rake-teeth secured to said crossbar below the frame and having arms curved in an upward and rearward direction above said frame and terminating in rear of the latter, substantially as set forth.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination, with the main frame supporting a horizontal endless carrier and an inclined adjustable conveyer or elevator, of the pivoted adjustable frame having an endless carrier, the arms pivoted to the sides of said frame, the cross-bar connecting said arms below the frame, the rake-teethmounted in said cross-bar and having horizontal arms converging at their f-ront ends with the upwardly and rearwardly curved arms, and adjusting IIO mechanism connected with the front ends of the arms pivoted to the sides of the adjustable frame, substantially as and for the purnected pvotally -With the upper front ends of the pivoted curved arms, and an operating-lever and connecting mechanism for operating said rock-shaft, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MILES K. BARRON.

Vv'itnesses:

A. R. HAYNns, A. I. SHEPLY. 

